Daily Review of Nassau County 19210513

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FREEPORT, N. Y, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1921
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MICE CROPSEY REPiilllANDS 'ZSS, COmSSlONER OF JURORS HYDE "*"™™
inds Him and George R. Ensco As Liars—Im¬ poses Fme Of $25 Each For Contempt of Comi On Two Jurors—Declares Com¬ missioner Hyde Should Be Re¬ moved From Office
Mineola, May 13.—Brsnding^ Deputy Commissioner of Jurors Oeorge Hyde and Oeorge E, Ensco, alio of Port Wasliington, as liars, Supreme Court Justice Cropsey this mominf gave both men a severe reprimand in court and fined Ensco ^28, holding him guilty of contempt of court. He also fined Philander Horton, also of Port Washington, $26, saying he, too, was guilty of contempt of court but not as guilty as the others.
The action which grew out of the fact that Deputy Commissioner of Jurors Hyde has excused men called for jury duty of his own volition' and without authority from the court in any way. He admitted his wronj doing and said that he alone was to blame and was willing to take the punishment.
Justice Cropsey said that in his opinion Hyde was guilty of contempt of court and if he could prove he waa, he would proceed against hi^m. The court declared that Commissioner Hyde was surely guilty of misconduct in office and for that he should be removed at once.
Messrs. Ensco and Norton, alonf: wtth^
IN SWDT CREEK
Is Identified As Heniy Toriick,
Who Lost Life Dariof Storm
Ofl Marck 20
Frcf-port, May 13.—Th«« body of Honry Torllck of 976 Putnam avenup. Brook¬ lyn, who wan drowned during a. Jrtorm on March 20. In Jonos' Inlet with n companion whll^ brinRlnB a bout to Freeport from Sheer)shead Bay, wan found yesterday in Swift Creek, south¬ east of Freeport by flshermen.
The body of Vernon Hebner. his com¬ panion, was washed up on tx)nB Boach Wednesday.
Judge Wllhur F. Southard actlnp as coroner viewed the bOtty and jfave per¬ mission to remove it
WiUrr TO RETAIN PUNT AND HEHPSTEADRED CROSSBRANCH
>^ XXIV, No. 69
PETITr, WrPNESSES
Workers Feel It Is a Real Need In Commniuty ud Seek To Hare Exception Made To Decision Of Connty Organization To Aban don It.
several others were culled for Jury duty. When, roll wns called Justice Cropsey noticed there was many absent. Ho oalled attention of the fact nt the time and later he sent for those whose busi¬ ness it is to serve the jurors with notice and to see that they attende<l.
Wednesday Justice Cropsey fined three other Jurors because they had not appeared for Jury duty and itelayfd these others until today.
This morning: hc called Mr. Hyde, Mr. Ensco und Mr. Norton before him and then after taking an exhaustive ex¬ amination he told Hyde and ICnsco that they wero lying and that they had' agreed between themselves how to have Knsco dodge his Jury duty.
Hyde AdmitH Action
Closely questioned by the court Deputy Commissioner Hyde admitted that he had excused lOnsco without authority and that he had excused many other Jurors from time to time who had usked him if they could not be relieved from Jury duty on the ground they had personal business.
Ensco admitted that he had gotten his Jury- notice for appearance on May 2 ond that he had not obeyed the sum¬ mons. He also admitted he lied when he said he had not received it. Ensco Bald Hyde appeared at his house on Tuesday night, Muy 10, und said he, Knsco, would have to ap¬ pear Thursday. Then Ensco said he culled District Attorney Weeka and the latter told hliji ho must appear for jury duty. Later Ensco was told to appear before the court on Friday morning, meaning today.
Mr. Hyde plainly enmeshed in his own explanation first said he had not seen Ensco since having qualified him six months ago and later changed that to say he had seen him in the last couple of weeks and had talked with him pvmr the telephone.
"1 thought I would be able to get him excused through Ju.stice McCrate," said Hyde,
Hyde Showed Confusion
Then when he was closely questioned by the Judge again hc got alj tangled in his answers, and changed them from time to time. Asked why he did it, he said he merely tried to do a favor. ¦ "If I am to be censored, I am willing to take It, and it will be a les.son for mo not to go too far to do favors in the future."
He adipitted ho had made no attempt to see either of the Justices of the Su preme Court sitting hero to get the Jurors excused. "Don't tell me what you did not do. Tell me what you did do,'* Justice Crop.<iey said, and Hyde answered, "I decided to take the pun- iehment myself, rather than involve others."
In relation to Mr. Norton. Hyde also admitted that he had told him It was alright not to come for Jury duty, and then had to tell him later that he oould not get him excused, thar%e had to appear.
Tangled In His Answers
Tangled up in his answers, Deputy Commissioner Hyde waa making a poor appearance,' when Justice CtSpsey broke In, raying: "Why do you insist on giv¬ ing false answers,"
"I am not," mplied Hyde.
"Abfioluteiy you are., Vou said you had not seen this man slno^ he qualified aa a Juror, and now you aay that you saw him Ust mraag." said tbe court.
"I don't believe——"
"I doa't bellev<s you. I don't b«U«v« a wa4tl you a<y." said Justice Crepsey. "Why do you evade the truth?"
And when Hyde iiaid he wasn't evad- lns> Jiuitice Cropwy said "you, do not
know what the truth means if you think you are not evading It."
In reply to Justice Cropsey's continu ed questioning as to why he had at tempted to excuse the Jurors, Hyde said that we have explained that. "We have practised it a little" meaning It had be come customary that his ofllce excuse Jurors whose business waa pressing. Wanted To Do A Favor
Ho said he know the law In relation to excusing Jurors and he knew the court was the only one with the-power to excuse them. Asked Why ho did, Hyde said "only to do them a favor."
"Why did you want to help this man. a stranger? Why did you want to do t. favor for Norton whom you did not know? What Is the consideration?" and Hyde evidently thinking the court meant a monetary consideration, said, "There was never any conslderatlor with me" very earnestly, "I only dl<' it to build up a friendship, bttr then wna no consideration ever In my life."
rte could not say how many jurort he imd excused and the Judge remark ed, "Too many to remember, I suppose.'
Hyde admitted ho was so confused li hts mind as to the events that had tak en place in relation to these Jurors tha he hardly knew what he had been tell ins the court In reHiX)nse to questions He said he had seen Mr. Ensco in hit- offlce !it the court on Tuesday and thai he told him he could take the train t( go to New York, that he, iHyde^ wouU get Ensco excused.
This was during the time court was In .session, and Hyde did not appear be fore Justice Crop.sey or Justice Mc¬ Crate to ask that the Juror be excused.
"You didn't intend to speak to any¬ one, I know that," said Justice Cropsey. "It is a dlfjgrace to the county to have people like you in ofllce."
Then, asking Mr. Hyde if he knew what he had said to Mr. Ensco, Jus¬ tice Cropsey said, "I know you deliber¬ ately lied to me. You have told me you had seen Ensco."
"YooVe Lylnc." 8ays Judge
Then Hyde, saying he waa very con¬ fused, hesitated, and Justice Cropsey broke in and said, "You're not confused: you're lying, and Ensco is also lying. You're dishonest."
"My friends never thought me dis¬ honest," said Commissioner Hyde.
"I do. I am not your friend. I suppose that is the reason. I knew you were lying yesterday by looking at you. I knew Ensco was lying yesterday. That is why I told him to bring his wife and his maid here. They are not here, eith¬ er, because E^a8C0 lied."
Mr. Ensco, speaking for himself, said that when he got his jury notice, he talked with Byron C. Oould, whom he said waa a political leader In Port Wash¬ ington. Ensco aald he was very busy and wanted td be excused from jury duty and that Mr. Gould wrote a letter for him to ConuhUaloner of Jiirors Rob- (frt h. Anderson, for the pun^se of having Ensco exctised from Jury duty If possible, and that falling In flndlng Mr. A|kderson, this letter was presented to Mr. Hyde, and Hyde let him go. Then when there was a second notice sent to Ensco it was taken by Hyde, and Ensco and Hyde agreed to give It to Mrs. Ensco for the purpose of confusing th^ service.
"Why did you go through this dl» boneat procedure ot trying to make It appear th^t you badn't aama Bnsco?" asked Justice Cropsey, and Commit siooer Hyde was unable to answer.
Tben CoausiMtooer Syd« said tbat be bad talked iidtb Mr, Baaeo over tbe telepbone, and that Shuco ]u4 said be bad seen Justice Oopsfsy yeeterday and tbat he had taU Mm about tba atg>-
the dead man will arrive In Bellmore today to claim the body.
Torllck was 44 years of age and is survived by a widow.
DR.1MAY
ISHEUFOR GRAND JURY
Hempstead, May 13.—The Hemp¬ stead-Garden City Branch of the Am¬ erican Red Cross will be a thlnt; of the past after the first of July unless the powers that be In the Nassau County Chapter cnn be induced to re- The family of I consider and change their action o(
FREEPORT GUN CLUB [Both Men Expected To Make Clean Breast Of AU
Their Wrongdoings To District Attorney
And the Grand Jury Today In Further
Investigation Of Unlawful Traffic
In Motor Vehicles
PARADEiBANDONED
Freeport, May 13.—Owing to the fact ih.at the majority of men from Mitchel Field have iK-en sent south for irain- ins, the ijarade of the Freeporl Oun Club Scheduled for Saturday afternoon, will not take place.
The festivities will beRin at the shoot- ins grounds at 2.30 p. m.
Released On $500 Bail Pendinf Action Of That Body On Accn* lation He Left Scene of Auto¬ mobile Accident Without Lear- ins Name Or Reportini^ To Police
RockviUe Centre, May 13.—Pr. Oor¬ don H. Lind.say of Freeport was held in $500 bai' to await the action of the Orand Jury, after a trial before I'olice Justice John Thorp, on a charge of ileaving the scene of an automobile ac¬ cident without leaving his name and address, or reportlng'tho matter to a policeman. Marvin R. Pettit of 626 Merrick road was the complainant. The accident occurred about 7.45 p.m. on
Albln N. Johnson, police Justice of Freeport, appeared as attorney for Dr. Lindsay, and Mrs. Lind-say, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Pulton and Mrs. Kelsey, all .said to have been passengers in the automo¬ bile, testified for Dr. Lindsay.
Earl Pettit, brother of the complain¬ ant. Thomas Gaffney and I^Ieutenant KIrcher of the Rockville Centre police, Were witnesses for the people.
The car Dr. Lind.say was driving at the time belonged to Chester A. Fulton, who furnl.shed bail for the doctor.
The trial la.sted about two hours, and at its conclusion. Dr. Lind.say entered a charge against Pettit under .section S29a of tho highway law, which covers the operation of a vehicle without a light shining from the rear. An opin¬ ion of the attorney general interpreting a bicycle pf a vehicle was exhibited.
The complainant acused Dr. Lindsay of running his automobile into him While he was riding a bicycle alopg, the .Merrick road, near Marion place- ^ He said he wa.s dragged about a hundred feet. He also said the automobile stop¬ ped and a man asked him if he was hurt, and that he replied that his leg was. At this time Pettifs brother. Earl, came along, and Marvin says he asked him to go for a policeman. Mar¬ vin says he also a.sked the driver if his hat was on the fender of the auto¬ mobile. Going to the car the man shouted back that It was not, accord¬ ing to Pettit, and surted away. Pettit flashed a light and got the number of the automobile.
The ownership of the car was traced through the ofllce of the Secretary of State. The automobile was found to belong to Chester A. Fulton. Dr. Gor¬ don Lindsay came to police headquar¬ ters and admitted that he was driving the car at the time.
poena for Jury duty.
Hyde To Be Punished
"Is that so—so you know everything that has gone on," said Ju:<tlce Cropsey. 'I know that ewrything that haa gone on in this- Court House is known. I have Known it since I cai^g_^own here on the aecond of May. There Is no pri¬ vacy here. The walls have ears. It is as bad as the underground of the New York police, so called. It has nothing on this County. I know ydu all work toirether, except the District Attorney, thank heavensr*
"Now that you t«ld me that you iMve your aids all around you," continued Justice Cropsey. "If 1 can find any law that will hokf you in contempt nf Court. I wtll se« that you are punished, as you are sm-ely ptllty ot mtseonduct in of¬ flce asd you sitould be rcinova^ at onee. Tiott cot these ;two men iato trouble toy your misconduct and you are guilty of contempt. I will flAid out about tt."
Tfcen Justice Cro^teey imposed the twty enes . .
yesterday afternoon.
The executive committee, at .t meet¬ ing at Mineola yesterday approved the earlier action of the Administrative" Council, abolishing^ of the bnuuhe>- in the county on #uly 1.
it is not impossible that nn organized effort will be made to obtain a roron- sldemtion of the action of yesterday, with the idea of having an exception made of the Hcmpslcad-Oarden f'ity Branch.
Mrs. Albert W. Pease, chairm;in of tho Hcmpstead-Oarden City Br.»nch and some of the wtorkers nnd local residents interested in the local hr.'inch were preaent at the meeting and iirRfd thiit an exccTition be made In thi?: case. Attorney Adrian H. Court'>n;iy organization, who spoke. It "was point¬ ed out that this branch was the origin- wa.-j among those, not members of th al Red Cross Chapter In tho rounty. having been formed as tho Soinherr .Nassau County Chapter prior to tho war.
At the outbreak of the w.nr, this Chapter surrendered Its charter in lh( interest of the greater work, so thai a central county chapter that would act aa a clearing house for all ot tn< branches could be organized. It wuf the understanding at that time, it i."^ (Continued on Page 8)
FIREMEN PLAN BLOCK DANCE TORAISEFDNDS
Hempstead, May 13.—Hempstead Fire Department, at a meeting of the mem bers last night, sustained Chief WirlVim L. Powers in his pledge on behalf of the department of $500 toward i-he War Me mortal Fund. The department and thi various companiea have taken hold ol the matter enthusiasllcully, and It Is- l)elieved that they will ctintribute con siderably more than the amount nametl.
One of the methoda of raising money was decided upon last night. 1'lanf were made for a block dance, to be held on Saturday night, July 28. It will bt held on Jackson street, between Main street and the railroad track, which ic well paved. There will not only be dancing but otlier attractions. let cream and other refreshments will bt on sale. The big vacant lot on the rail¬ road property and around Victory Hosf house will provide plenty of room for the affair. A committee of which Her¬ bert E. Cooper ia chairman, waa ap¬ pointed to have charge.
Preparations were also l)egun for a big community celebration on tht Fourth of July, which will be along similar lines to the one held last year.
The department decided not to attend the Southern Volunteer Firemen's Con vention to be held at Port Washington this summer.
Protection Hose Company will hold a cake sale in the Inquirer office to swell the fund, on May 21.
2 TOTS, REPORTED DROWNED FOUND PUY1NG IN BOAT
Freeport. May 13.—Reports Thursday afternoon that two children had l>een drowned in the canal near Budd Smith's oyster house on South Main street, started a nearch. The children were Mirsh Blovodinck. age 4, and Sammy Cooper, about 6 years old. They were seen playing near the water and when missed It waa feared they had fill'-n In. The father of little Mirsh organized a searching party and about three hours after the children were found playing In a boat away down the creek.
Youngstown, O.. Kay 13.-*1re, be- lifvcd to be of incendiary origin, early today destroyed a lumber yard and ten otber buildings, causing losses estimated at more than $1,000,000. Many people w«re made homeless. The flre started px t cm.
ANOTHER AERIAL CIRCUS AT CURTISS HELD SUNDAY
Hempstead, May 13.—Among the features at the aerial circus to be held at Curtiss Fleld. formerly Hazelhuri-I Field next Sunday will be an ntt"mi>l by Ijiura Bromwell, the woman pilot. to break the world's record for looiiinj? tho loop. The present record is eighty- eight times in succession and Mis Brom¬ well will endeavor to .surpass thla record.
Another thriller will be the atiinls of William Kopla, the aerial acrobat, who performs on the wings of planes while they are flying through the air Others who will particlpatf in the pro¬ gram are Bert Acosta, one of the early coast to coast flyers, and Dirk DePcw. both Curtiss flyers, and Captain Sim- onin one of the army flyers at Mitchel Field.
The occasion- will mnrk the fnrmni opening of the Curtiss Field, which I.s being operated by the Curtiss Ano- plane and Motor Corporation. Ailmis- sion will be free.
Y. W. C. A. TO GIVE FOUR PLAYS MAY 19
Organization Thankful To Hostess¬ es of Delegates Here Dur¬ ing Conference
Freeport, May 14.—The Y.W.C.A. girlft will present four 1-act plays at the Free- port Club next Thursday. .4 careful .selection of plays have been chosen, and (innI rehearsals rae in progress. Tho plays will be "Cat Fear," a Japane.se pantomime; "The Con.splrator.s,"
"Food," and "The Maker of Dreams." The plays have been well ca.st and will present a variety ot entertainment.
The organization extends its thanks to the women who acted as hostesses to the delegates during the Y.W.C.A. convention in Rockville Centre last week. They are Mrs. A. E. Ives, Mrs. Philya Schley. Mra. J. A. .Smith, Mrs. Loren H. Rockwell, Mrs. Earl J. Ben¬ nett, Mi.ss Ada IJaasPtt, Mrs. T. H. Darl¬ ing, Mrs. Hillery H. Sheet.s, Mr.s. De- Witt Angus, Mrs. E. F. White, Mra. E. S. Rinaldo. Mrs. C. W. E. Winter- bottom, Mr.s. (.'. P. Farrington, Mrs. D. .\. Fraser, Mrs. H. P. Dungan, Mrs. H. S. DeMott, Mrs. William P. IJillard, .Mrs. C. V. Day, Mrs. E. C. Clayton, Mrs. .Sanford A. Davlaon, Mrs. F. H. Handefleld, Mrs. H. A. Intermann, Mra. A. F. Johnson, Mrs. A. B. Ripley, .Miis. R. H. Boggs. Mrs. H. A. Hender.son, Mrs. E. S. Voorhia, Mrs. C. R. Ankers, Mrs. Bergen Raynor, »|rs. J. W. Petry, .Mrs. Skinner. Mra. Yale, Mrs. H. R. Winterbottom, Mrs.^ B. J. Wilke, Mra. Blair. Mrs. William Bonner, Mrs. W. E. Buchanan, Mrs. Carlberg, Mrs. Frank- line Doe, Mrs. Israel Ketcham, Mra. Hebard, Mrs. L. N. Martin, Mrs. Paul Kloberg, Mrs. Robert Magaw. Mrs. E. G. LaBelle, Mrs. J. J. Lewis. Mrs. F. L. Munton, Mr.s. E. T. Hall and Mrs. M. Hill.
Mineola, May 13.—Carman Plant and Anbrey Pettit, the former of L3mbrook and the latter of Baldwin, both of whom have pleaded guilty to criminally receiving stolen goods in that they had to do with stolen anto¬ mobiies, are expected to go before the grand jury today as witnesses for the state for the purpose of supporting the case that the District Atorne}! expects to build around others.
If this part of the investigation in the traffic in stolen motor vehiolea in Nassau County is reached today, it will havr been on the initiative of District Attorney Weeks to whom Plant and Pettit will have told their story before they go before the grand jury. That these two guilty men told tkeir story before the grand jury can only be taken to mean that they in¬ tend to make a clean breast of everything and throw themselves on the mer¬ cy of the court as they did when they changed their plea of not guilty to enter a plea of guilty.
Events are cxperted'to haiijien thi(k<i'- and fast once all of the tale that Plant
BALDWIN MEMORIAL TO BE DEDICATED ON LABOR DAY
Baldwin, May 13.—The contract has been signed by the Memorial Commit¬ tee of the American Legion and the citizens of Baldwin, for a memorial to l»e erected to the woman and flve men of Baldwin who gaves their lives in the World War. Work of erecting it will begin soon.
Captain Paul J. fichuman is at the head of the committee. The response that Baldwin made for its memorial put the proposition over the top with some to spare.
Out of flfteen designs submitted. It was decided to accept a granite shaft flfteen feet high surmounted by y^ f bronze eagle., and bearing th^ names of the six who died. Th«re was money enough left over to pay for a flag pole and some shrubbery to Im placed around tbe monument.
It is hoped to have, the monument erected In tin>4 for dedication cere¬ monies on Labor Day, when all Bald¬ win win turn out te do boi^r to its heroes and beroiae.
und Pettit ssiy they can tell ia madj known to the authorities. The grand jury is today expected to take up nilur incidents in connection with Vw tri-ils ot IM.Tnt, two (if which rcaullcd in a disagreement and the direri outcome <if one trial of Plant ia tho conTcssion by ,Mervln I.. Dickerson that hc porjiired him.self for the purpose of aupjiorting Plant's caae.
Attorney (Jeorge Morton l.fv.v, coun¬ ael for Plant and for .\nli«ey IVitit, who alao has pleaded guilty to rci-civ- liig stolen cars, saw hia rlcnts in the ail for a long time yesterday afternoon and following that he was in confer- nce with District Attorney' Weeks for a <onal(terable time.
Mr. Levy aaid that i'iant waa wil'int; to tell all he knows al>out the deals In stolen autos In thla county.
Today It Is aald that the Grand Jury (ook under consideration the confeaaioii made by Mervin L. Dl<;kei-aon, of Lyn¬ brook, to District Attorney Weeks that he had perjured himself on the llrst trial of Plant at the latter'a inslanee.
Dickerson, Plant and Thomas V. Bar¬ butti, the laat named a former county Investigator cmphiyed by District .M- orney Weeka at the same time that Plant was the county dete<tlve, ull old the same atory of Plant's where- bouta on Heptember 16, 1919, the diiy that Matthey J. O'Neill appeared before Police J,uatlce Flint 'in Freeport to
nswer to- a charge connecte(( with | B'.olen autos. )
O'Neill," h*'''convict witness again.st J'lant and William Hoffman, O'.N'eill's companion in crime, both awore thut Plant was friendly with them and th-it e left Judge Flint's court room and went for lunch with Hoffman al Kill- on'a Dock reataurant at Freeport. Plant denied friendlineas with O'Nell! nd Hoffman and awore he took lumh t the Elks Cluh In Freeport with Jiickeraon and Barbutti, both of whom orroborated him.
Dickerson, who lives In Lynbrook and who says he Is an lnai>ector for the Is'ew Tork and Ijong Island Railroad,
swore he wns driven to the court room
t on the day in question In the aame eai-
with Plant and Barbutti and then, came
the following dialogue when Attorney
Levy brought out Dickerson's direct
testimony:
Question: ".\t recess where did you go, if anywhere?
Answer: "After recess was taken Mr. Plant and Mr. Hurbulti aske<l m< If I was going for lunch and to <'ome with them so we went fo lunch to gether. We went otit of Judge Fllni'r^ court and walked over lo the Flks Cluli and had lunch."
Ijiter Mr. Levy asked, "Did you go to lunch with Barbutti and Plant?"
"Tea sir," replied DIekeraon.
"Did you go to Klliaon'a DfH-k for your lunch?"
"No sir, wc walked to th0| Elk's Club," replied the witness.
"For your lunch?" aaked the attor ney.
"Yes," said Dickerson.
Dickerson ulao swore that he had een requested to appear at the trial s a character witness for Plant.
Cross examined by District Attorney ,Wm?kB the folloWI;;g dialogue between rosecutor and Dickerson enaitfd:
Question: "He did not uia^mt where « had gone to lunch until you told
Im?." asked the prosecutor.
Answer: "Not until 1 told him." re¬ lied Dickerson.
Dickerson replied In the necatlve to ustice Lasansky's query aa to whether or not he had ever ha4 lunch with Plant any other time during the re^esa of a criminal tpue trial.
All of the forefbina t^tlmony that relates to tbe luncheon at the Elks Club.- g>v«n by IMekerson he now says
was false.
With thia eharge in mind the teatl¬ mony of Thotrias \'. Barbutti al.«o*u witness for Plant and brought out as direct evidence by Mm. Levy referring to the .same incident ut Freei)ort on .September 1(5, 1919 is interesting:
QuestiOiv: "Did you go to l-'llLson's al Fi-eei>ort foi- lunch?. " a<>ke<l .\lr. Levy. Answer: "1 clid nol." .saiih Uarliutti. "WhiTe did you go for lunch?" .-isked .Mr. l.evy.
"The Klka Club." Barbutti replied. "In Fri-eport?" asked the attorney. "Vea," .snid Barliutti. "Who went with you, .Mr. liarlmttl?" counsel asked.
"Mr. Plant, Mr. Dickerson and my¬ self," replied Barbutti.
On croas examination IJarbutll ri>iler- rtted hia atatementa aa to the ^nclK-on with I'iant and Dickerson. He has not ohaniKHt this tealimony ns yet. Dicker.son'a confcasion was lo be pre¬ sented to the Mraiul .lury. today,
.S.-ilvatore Salerno, alao Indicted for criminally receiving stolen goods and .the man who Is said to have been the third member of thi' trio formed with f)'.\Vill and HolTnian will go lo trial on Wedneaday of next week if llie District .Attorney's force can be ready by that time, with all the other matters Ihat come out of the nuto cases to be considered.
NEW ROCKVILLE CENTRE MOVIE OPENS TOMORROW
Magnet At Obseirer St. and Park Ave, Entirely Renovated, Of¬ fers Pictures and Vaudeville
I{o(kvi!t- OiHie May 13.—Anoiher movinK picture lheiiti>, wlt-» "H* added feature of a vaudeville bill, Wednea- ilaya and Katiirdaya. ia lo open here to¬ morrow. It was former'.v known aj the Magnet ond will continue under that name. The proprietors proi>oae to niake the attractions magnetic enough to conform with the name. They have aiarted by orfering "Black Beauty " featuring Jean Paige, and will aupplc- menl the feature picture with vaude ville and a Pathe news picture.
WuiuUiy evening. Ilapheal Odlerno will sing.
Th<' Magnet, aa ia generally known, la Hitualed al the <-oriier of «>bservpr stieet and Park avenue. It hnd laen closed a long time. It wns leased some time ago to Koater and Weber, who have had the place entirely renovated. Mr. KoHter operates the theatre ut Hiild- win while Mr. Welx-r Is a Hi>ck\ llie Onire man.
The interior of the Magnet haa l>een rei>airited and the electncal «><)ulpment reartjuited. »cene palntem were at work all this week preparing new sc»u. ery. The entrance has been freshened with a coat of white paint and tha hoiMe i.'i now ready for a successful run.
The opening will fake place tomor¬ row at 3 n'clo<k. Two otber shows will follow, one starting at 7 p. ra. and an¬ other at 9 |). m. The bouite Will seat Itelween 400 and 4Ml r^eople.
Th* ealerprlae of the management la to be H<|en in the 'jqulpment. Thursday the r'roprletors ordert-d through GumlM t Cii., a motor senerator outfit, which will provide power to operatti the pro¬ jecting machine and assure good clear pictures It was delivered and installed yealerduy. Th* outftt cont something like fl/>00 hut the management propos¬ es to givf tiMi iMiit it can and is not sparing expense to get the necessary equipment.

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Rhowprx prptoable tonight and flatitrrtay murninir, followed by cloudy Haturday; no chanice In temperature; fresh south erly wind*.
THE
DAILY REVIEW
Of Nassau G>unty>
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FREEPORT, N. Y, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1921
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MICE CROPSEY REPiilllANDS 'ZSS, COmSSlONER OF JURORS HYDE "*"™™
inds Him and George R. Ensco As Liars—Im¬ poses Fme Of $25 Each For Contempt of Comi On Two Jurors—Declares Com¬ missioner Hyde Should Be Re¬ moved From Office
Mineola, May 13.—Brsnding^ Deputy Commissioner of Jurors Oeorge Hyde and Oeorge E, Ensco, alio of Port Wasliington, as liars, Supreme Court Justice Cropsey this mominf gave both men a severe reprimand in court and fined Ensco ^28, holding him guilty of contempt of court. He also fined Philander Horton, also of Port Washington, $26, saying he, too, was guilty of contempt of court but not as guilty as the others.
The action which grew out of the fact that Deputy Commissioner of Jurors Hyde has excused men called for jury duty of his own volition' and without authority from the court in any way. He admitted his wronj doing and said that he alone was to blame and was willing to take the punishment.
Justice Cropsey said that in his opinion Hyde was guilty of contempt of court and if he could prove he waa, he would proceed against hi^m. The court declared that Commissioner Hyde was surely guilty of misconduct in office and for that he should be removed at once.
Messrs. Ensco and Norton, alonf: wtth^
IN SWDT CREEK
Is Identified As Heniy Toriick,
Who Lost Life Dariof Storm
Ofl Marck 20
Frcf-port, May 13.—Th«« body of Honry Torllck of 976 Putnam avenup. Brook¬ lyn, who wan drowned during a. Jrtorm on March 20. In Jonos' Inlet with n companion whll^ brinRlnB a bout to Freeport from Sheer)shead Bay, wan found yesterday in Swift Creek, south¬ east of Freeport by flshermen.
The body of Vernon Hebner. his com¬ panion, was washed up on tx)nB Boach Wednesday.
Judge Wllhur F. Southard actlnp as coroner viewed the bOtty and jfave per¬ mission to remove it
WiUrr TO RETAIN PUNT AND HEHPSTEADRED CROSSBRANCH
>^ XXIV, No. 69
PETITr, WrPNESSES
Workers Feel It Is a Real Need In Commniuty ud Seek To Hare Exception Made To Decision Of Connty Organization To Aban don It.
several others were culled for Jury duty. When, roll wns called Justice Cropsey noticed there was many absent. Ho oalled attention of the fact nt the time and later he sent for those whose busi¬ ness it is to serve the jurors with notice and to see that they attende Jiuitice Cropwy said "you, do not
know what the truth means if you think you are not evading It."
In reply to Justice Cropsey's continu ed questioning as to why he had at tempted to excuse the Jurors, Hyde said that we have explained that. "We have practised it a little" meaning It had be come customary that his ofllce excuse Jurors whose business waa pressing. Wanted To Do A Favor
Ho said he know the law In relation to excusing Jurors and he knew the court was the only one with the-power to excuse them. Asked Why ho did, Hyde said "only to do them a favor."
"Why did you want to help this man. a stranger? Why did you want to do t. favor for Norton whom you did not know? What Is the consideration?" and Hyde evidently thinking the court meant a monetary consideration, said, "There was never any conslderatlor with me" very earnestly, "I only dl-
the dead man will arrive In Bellmore today to claim the body.
Torllck was 44 years of age and is survived by a widow.
DR.1MAY
ISHEUFOR GRAND JURY
Hempstead, May 13.—The Hemp¬ stead-Garden City Branch of the Am¬ erican Red Cross will be a thlnt; of the past after the first of July unless the powers that be In the Nassau County Chapter cnn be induced to re- The family of I consider and change their action o(
FREEPORT GUN CLUB [Both Men Expected To Make Clean Breast Of AU
Their Wrongdoings To District Attorney
And the Grand Jury Today In Further
Investigation Of Unlawful Traffic
In Motor Vehicles
PARADEiBANDONED
Freeport, May 13.—Owing to the fact ih.at the majority of men from Mitchel Field have iK-en sent south for irain- ins, the ijarade of the Freeporl Oun Club Scheduled for Saturday afternoon, will not take place.
The festivities will beRin at the shoot- ins grounds at 2.30 p. m.
Released On $500 Bail Pendinf Action Of That Body On Accn* lation He Left Scene of Auto¬ mobile Accident Without Lear- ins Name Or Reportini^ To Police
RockviUe Centre, May 13.—Pr. Oor¬ don H. Lind.say of Freeport was held in $500 bai' to await the action of the Orand Jury, after a trial before I'olice Justice John Thorp, on a charge of ileaving the scene of an automobile ac¬ cident without leaving his name and address, or reportlng'tho matter to a policeman. Marvin R. Pettit of 626 Merrick road was the complainant. The accident occurred about 7.45 p.m. on
Albln N. Johnson, police Justice of Freeport, appeared as attorney for Dr. Lindsay, and Mrs. Lind-say, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Pulton and Mrs. Kelsey, all .said to have been passengers in the automo¬ bile, testified for Dr. Lindsay.
Earl Pettit, brother of the complain¬ ant. Thomas Gaffney and I^Ieutenant KIrcher of the Rockville Centre police, Were witnesses for the people.
The car Dr. Lind.say was driving at the time belonged to Chester A. Fulton, who furnl.shed bail for the doctor.
The trial la.sted about two hours, and at its conclusion. Dr. Lind.say entered a charge against Pettit under .section S29a of tho highway law, which covers the operation of a vehicle without a light shining from the rear. An opin¬ ion of the attorney general interpreting a bicycle pf a vehicle was exhibited.
The complainant acused Dr. Lindsay of running his automobile into him While he was riding a bicycle alopg, the .Merrick road, near Marion place- ^ He said he wa.s dragged about a hundred feet. He also said the automobile stop¬ ped and a man asked him if he was hurt, and that he replied that his leg was. At this time Pettifs brother. Earl, came along, and Marvin says he asked him to go for a policeman. Mar¬ vin says he also a.sked the driver if his hat was on the fender of the auto¬ mobile. Going to the car the man shouted back that It was not, accord¬ ing to Pettit, and surted away. Pettit flashed a light and got the number of the automobile.
The ownership of the car was traced through the ofllce of the Secretary of State. The automobile was found to belong to Chester A. Fulton. Dr. Gor¬ don Lindsay came to police headquar¬ ters and admitted that he was driving the car at the time.
poena for Jury duty.
Hyde To Be Punished
"Is that so—so you know everything that has gone on," said Ju:- in the county on #uly 1.
it is not impossible that nn organized effort will be made to obtain a roron- sldemtion of the action of yesterday, with the idea of having an exception made of the Hcmpslcad-Oarden f'ity Branch.
Mrs. Albert W. Pease, chairm;in of tho Hcmpstead-Oarden City Br.»nch and some of the wtorkers nnd local residents interested in the local hr.'inch were preaent at the meeting and iirRfd thiit an exccTition be made In thi?: case. Attorney Adrian H. Court'>n;iy organization, who spoke. It "was point¬ ed out that this branch was the origin- wa.-j among those, not members of th al Red Cross Chapter In tho rounty. having been formed as tho Soinherr .Nassau County Chapter prior to tho war.
At the outbreak of the w.nr, this Chapter surrendered Its charter in lh( interest of the greater work, so thai a central county chapter that would act aa a clearing house for all ot tn< branches could be organized. It wuf the understanding at that time, it i."^ (Continued on Page 8)
FIREMEN PLAN BLOCK DANCE TORAISEFDNDS
Hempstead, May 13.—Hempstead Fire Department, at a meeting of the mem bers last night, sustained Chief WirlVim L. Powers in his pledge on behalf of the department of $500 toward i-he War Me mortal Fund. The department and thi various companiea have taken hold ol the matter enthusiasllcully, and It Is- l)elieved that they will ctintribute con siderably more than the amount nametl.
One of the methoda of raising money was decided upon last night. 1'lanf were made for a block dance, to be held on Saturday night, July 28. It will bt held on Jackson street, between Main street and the railroad track, which ic well paved. There will not only be dancing but otlier attractions. let cream and other refreshments will bt on sale. The big vacant lot on the rail¬ road property and around Victory Hosf house will provide plenty of room for the affair. A committee of which Her¬ bert E. Cooper ia chairman, waa ap¬ pointed to have charge.
Preparations were also l)egun for a big community celebration on tht Fourth of July, which will be along similar lines to the one held last year.
The department decided not to attend the Southern Volunteer Firemen's Con vention to be held at Port Washington this summer.
Protection Hose Company will hold a cake sale in the Inquirer office to swell the fund, on May 21.
2 TOTS, REPORTED DROWNED FOUND PUY1NG IN BOAT
Freeport. May 13.—Reports Thursday afternoon that two children had l>een drowned in the canal near Budd Smith's oyster house on South Main street, started a nearch. The children were Mirsh Blovodinck. age 4, and Sammy Cooper, about 6 years old. They were seen playing near the water and when missed It waa feared they had fill'-n In. The father of little Mirsh organized a searching party and about three hours after the children were found playing In a boat away down the creek.
Youngstown, O.. Kay 13.-*1re, be- lifvcd to be of incendiary origin, early today destroyed a lumber yard and ten otber buildings, causing losses estimated at more than $1,000,000. Many people w«re made homeless. The flre started px t cm.
ANOTHER AERIAL CIRCUS AT CURTISS HELD SUNDAY
Hempstead, May 13.—Among the features at the aerial circus to be held at Curtiss Fleld. formerly Hazelhuri-I Field next Sunday will be an ntt"mi>l by Ijiura Bromwell, the woman pilot. to break the world's record for looiiinj? tho loop. The present record is eighty- eight times in succession and Mis Brom¬ well will endeavor to .surpass thla record.
Another thriller will be the atiinls of William Kopla, the aerial acrobat, who performs on the wings of planes while they are flying through the air Others who will particlpatf in the pro¬ gram are Bert Acosta, one of the early coast to coast flyers, and Dirk DePcw. both Curtiss flyers, and Captain Sim- onin one of the army flyers at Mitchel Field.
The occasion- will mnrk the fnrmni opening of the Curtiss Field, which I.s being operated by the Curtiss Ano- plane and Motor Corporation. Ailmis- sion will be free.
Y. W. C. A. TO GIVE FOUR PLAYS MAY 19
Organization Thankful To Hostess¬ es of Delegates Here Dur¬ ing Conference
Freeport, May 14.—The Y.W.C.A. girlft will present four 1-act plays at the Free- port Club next Thursday. .4 careful .selection of plays have been chosen, and (innI rehearsals rae in progress. Tho plays will be "Cat Fear," a Japane.se pantomime; "The Con.splrator.s,"
"Food," and "The Maker of Dreams." The plays have been well ca.st and will present a variety ot entertainment.
The organization extends its thanks to the women who acted as hostesses to the delegates during the Y.W.C.A. convention in Rockville Centre last week. They are Mrs. A. E. Ives, Mrs. Philya Schley. Mra. J. A. .Smith, Mrs. Loren H. Rockwell, Mrs. Earl J. Ben¬ nett, Mi.ss Ada IJaasPtt, Mrs. T. H. Darl¬ ing, Mrs. Hillery H. Sheet.s, Mr.s. De- Witt Angus, Mrs. E. F. White, Mra. E. S. Rinaldo. Mrs. C. W. E. Winter- bottom, Mr.s. (.'. P. Farrington, Mrs. D. .\. Fraser, Mrs. H. P. Dungan, Mrs. H. S. DeMott, Mrs. William P. IJillard, .Mrs. C. V. Day, Mrs. E. C. Clayton, Mrs. .Sanford A. Davlaon, Mrs. F. H. Handefleld, Mrs. H. A. Intermann, Mra. A. F. Johnson, Mrs. A. B. Ripley, .Miis. R. H. Boggs. Mrs. H. A. Hender.son, Mrs. E. S. Voorhia, Mrs. C. R. Ankers, Mrs. Bergen Raynor, »|rs. J. W. Petry, .Mrs. Skinner. Mra. Yale, Mrs. H. R. Winterbottom, Mrs.^ B. J. Wilke, Mra. Blair. Mrs. William Bonner, Mrs. W. E. Buchanan, Mrs. Carlberg, Mrs. Frank- line Doe, Mrs. Israel Ketcham, Mra. Hebard, Mrs. L. N. Martin, Mrs. Paul Kloberg, Mrs. Robert Magaw. Mrs. E. G. LaBelle, Mrs. J. J. Lewis. Mrs. F. L. Munton, Mr.s. E. T. Hall and Mrs. M. Hill.
Mineola, May 13.—Carman Plant and Anbrey Pettit, the former of L3mbrook and the latter of Baldwin, both of whom have pleaded guilty to criminally receiving stolen goods in that they had to do with stolen anto¬ mobiies, are expected to go before the grand jury today as witnesses for the state for the purpose of supporting the case that the District Atorne}! expects to build around others.
If this part of the investigation in the traffic in stolen motor vehiolea in Nassau County is reached today, it will havr been on the initiative of District Attorney Weeks to whom Plant and Pettit will have told their story before they go before the grand jury. That these two guilty men told tkeir story before the grand jury can only be taken to mean that they in¬ tend to make a clean breast of everything and throw themselves on the mer¬ cy of the court as they did when they changed their plea of not guilty to enter a plea of guilty.
Events are cxperted'to haiijien thi(k4 for dedication cere¬ monies on Labor Day, when all Bald¬ win win turn out te do boi^r to its heroes and beroiae.
und Pettit ssiy they can tell ia madj known to the authorities. The grand jury is today expected to take up nilur incidents in connection with Vw tri-ils ot IM.Tnt, two (if which rcaullcd in a disagreement and the direri outcome out the deals In stolen autos In thla county.
Today It Is aald that the Grand Jury (ook under consideration the confeaaioii made by Mervin L. Dlector for the Is'ew Tork and Ijong Island Railroad,
swore he wns driven to the court room
t on the day in question In the aame eai-
with Plant and Barbutti and then, came
the following dialogue when Attorney
Levy brought out Dickerson's direct
testimony:
Question: ".\t recess where did you go, if anywhere?
Answer: "After recess was taken Mr. Plant and Mr. Hurbulti askev«n by IMekerson he now says
was false.
With thia eharge in mind the teatl¬ mony of Thotrias \'. Barbutti al.«o*u witness for Plant and brought out as direct evidence by Mm. Levy referring to the .same incident ut Freei)ort on .September 1(5, 1919 is interesting:
QuestiOiv: "Did you go to l-'llLson's al Fi-eei>ort foi- lunch?. " a<>keiler- rtted hia atatementa aa to the ^nclK-on with I'iant and Dickerson. He has not ohaniKHt this tealimony ns yet. Dicker.son'a confcasion was lo be pre¬ sented to the Mraiul .lury. today,
.S.-ilvatore Salerno, alao Indicted for criminally receiving stolen goods and .the man who Is said to have been the third member of thi' trio formed with f)'.\Vill and HolTnian will go lo trial on Wedneaday of next week if llie District .Attorney's force can be ready by that time, with all the other matters Ihat come out of the nuto cases to be considered.
NEW ROCKVILLE CENTRE MOVIE OPENS TOMORROW
Magnet At Obseirer St. and Park Ave, Entirely Renovated, Of¬ fers Pictures and Vaudeville
I{o(kvi!t- OiHie May 13.—Anoiher movinK picture lheiiti>, wlt-» "H* added feature of a vaudeville bill, Wednea- ilaya and Katiirdaya. ia lo open here to¬ morrow. It was former'.v known aj the Magnet ond will continue under that name. The proprietors proi>oae to niake the attractions magnetic enough to conform with the name. They have aiarted by orfering "Black Beauty " featuring Jean Paige, and will aupplc- menl the feature picture with vaude ville and a Pathe news picture.
WuiuUiy evening. Ilapheal Odlerno will sing.
Thbservpr stieet and Park avenue. It hnd laen closed a long time. It wns leased some time ago to Koater and Weber, who have had the place entirely renovated. Mr. KoHter operates the theatre ut Hiild- win while Mr. Welx-r Is a Hi>ck\ llie Onire man.
The interior of the Magnet haa l>een rei>airited and the electncal «>00 hut the management propos¬ es to givf tiMi iMiit it can and is not sparing expense to get the necessary equipment.